Foodie Fridays: Beat the Heat With Sweet Treats!

Making your own ice pops at home saves money and gives your family a healthy treat.

Hot days can be brutal, and there’s nothing more refreshing than a cool ice pop on a sweltering day. Ice pops are a classic childhood treat that we all love, but many commercially available pops are made from a long list of ingredients that are hard to pronounce and even harder on your body. Old-time favorites like fudge pops are often full of cruelly produced dairy products and unhealthy amounts of sugar, while other flavors are simply artificial and sickly sweet. Luckily, delicious homemade vegan ice pops are super-easy to make and give you the freedom to experiment with your favorite flavors.

You can make these yummy treats with an ice-pop mold, which you can find at stores that sell kitchen items, or you can use plastic or paper cups as molds. These recipes are really simple, and the results are fantastic.